The Higher Certificate in Supervisory Management at the University of South Africa (UNISA) is a National Qualifications Framework level 5 open distance learning qualification of 120 credits, with a maximum of three years to complete. It is aimed at current and aspiring supervisors and team leaders, providing grounding in supervision, operations, human relations, and basic business and financial concepts. Students develop the foundational skills to plan, organise, and oversee the work of others under management guidance, and to contribute to productivity and workplace communication. It is well suited to those already in junior management roles and to students who plan to progress to a diploma or degree in management.
Admission requires a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with at least 30% in the language of teaching and learning, together with Mathematics at NSC level 2 (at least 30%) or Mathematical Literacy at NSC level 6 (at least 70%), or a Senior Certificate (SC) with equivalent passes, or a National Certificate Vocational (NCV) at level 4 with at least 40% in the language of teaching and learning and at least 30% in Mathematics. The admission point score (APS/AS) for this qualification is 15. A recognition of prior learning route is available for applicants who are at least 23 years old, have completed at least Grade 10, and have at least three years of relevant work experience. The SAQA identification number for this qualification is 94630.
